The rise of the spa and leisure industry in recent years is no accident. Millions of people now enjoy the occasional spa treatment, but now you don’t have to leave home to enjoy your own pampering spa experience! You can transform your own bath tub into a home-made spa by making your own luxurious bath bombs. When dropped in the bath, bath bombs release a pleasant aroma that helps you wash away your worries and relax in style.

So what is a bath bomb? A bath bomb is a colored ball (about the size of a tennis ball) that contains natural ingredients that “fizz” when placed in your bathtub. When placed in the bath, they fizz away, releasing skin moisurizers and delicate fragrances to turn your bath into a “home spa”. You’ll love using bath bombs yourself or gifting them to those you love.

Try this Easy Bath Bomb Recipe:

Fizzing bath bombs uses common ingredients that are found in almost any store and they are simple to make.

Dry Ingredient List:

* 1 c baking soda

* 1/2 c citric acid

Wet Ingredients:

* 2 1/2 Tbsp oil (for oils use 1 Tbsp cocoa, mango or shea-butter melted)

* 1/2 Tbsp carrier oil (jojoba, grapeseed or sweet almond)

* 3/4 Tbsp witch hazel in a fine mister (or you can try rosewater or a mixture of rosewater and glycerin)

* 15 to 20 drops essential oils or fragrance

* 1/4 tsp or 1 large capsule Vitamin E oil

* 1/4 tsp borax (an emulsifier)

* Vegetable or other natural colorant

You will also need ice cube trays, soap molds or a bath bomb molding tool to shape your bath bombs.

Instructions for combining the ingredients

Firstly, start by mixing the dry ingredients together. An electric mixer will help. Then add the dry coloring (but not too much, because the witch hazel will make the color show.) Don’t add the witch hazel just yet.

Now you’re ready to add a fragrance of your choice, followed by the witch hazel. Using a squirty bottle or mister, mist it into the batch while stirring. When the mix begins to stick together, you are ready to transfer the mixture to the molds.

Now you’re at the final stage. Place the mixture in the molds and wait for a few minutes before tapping them out to dry. Dry the bath bombs for a minimum of 3 to 4 hours. The harder your bath bombs get, the fizzier they will be in the bath!

Here are some of the countless variations to the basic bath bomb recipe: While baking soda and citric acid are staple ingredients, you can add half a cup of borax, cornstarch, sea salt, or epsom salts to create a totally different bath bomb. .

The recipes in this article are just the very beginning. Buy a recipe book such as “The Handcrafter’s Companion” for some more great ideas and variations. These books make it easy for you to turn your bath into a “home spa”, complete with your own homemade luxury bath bombs.